Michael Cryne
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
The Hanged Callum Wilkins / Harbour Productions |
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2019 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Stratus for solo flute Tetractys |
|
2019 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
As Kingfishers Catch Fire The Berkeley Ensemble |
|
2019 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Ave Maris Stella, for Choir Kammerkoret Musica |
|
2019 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Book of Yokai, for oboe and piano Composers Edition |
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2019 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Open the Eastern Windows Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh |
2018 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Marionettes Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
2017 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
In Cloud Light Psappha |
St. Michael's, Ancoats, Manchester |
2017 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Spring Cycles London Philharmonic Orchestra |
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2016 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Prometheus Bound London Philharmonic Orchestra |
|
2016 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Celia's Toyshop Riot Ensemble |
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2015 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Fire Whirls London Symphony Orchestra |
|
2014 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Tendrils Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet |
|
2014 |
Composer
Music & Singing |
Slipstream Ruthless Jabiru |
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2010 |
Composer
Performing Arts |
The Random Acts of Strangers Courtyard Theatre, London |
|
2010 |
Music Director/Orchestrator/Composer
Performing Arts |
A Christmas Carol Amy Hodge / Sherman Cymru Theatre |
|
2009 |
Music Director/Pianist
Performing Arts |
The Drunks Anthony Neilson / Royal Shakespeare Company |
Courtyard Theatre, Stratford on Avon |
2009 |
Music Director
Performing Arts |
Othello Kathryn Hunter / Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
2008 |
Music Director
Performing Arts |
The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes Elizabeth Freestone / Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
2008 |
Assistant Music Director/Arranger
Performing Arts |
Ella, meet Marylin Colin McFarlane / Theatre Royal Stratford East |
|
2007 |
Music Director/Composer
Performing Arts |
A Christmas Carol Simon Godwin / Pulling Focus |
Tabard Theatre |
2007 |
Music Director/Keyboards
Performing Arts |
The Penelopiad Josette Bushell-Mingo / Royal Shakespeare Company |
Courtyard Theatre, Stratford on Avon |
2006 |
Composer
Performing Arts |
Chelinot Sasha Reagan / Union Theatre |
|
2005 |
Music Director/Pianist
Performing Arts |
Jermyn Street Christmas Show Andrew Lynford / Jermyn Street |
|
2005 |
Music Director/Pianist
Performing Arts |
Side by Side by Sondheim Andrew Lynford / Union Theatre |
|
2004 |
Music Director/Conductor
Performing Arts |
West Side Story Warwick Arts Centre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2017 | PhD Composition | Royal Holloway, University of London |
2005 | Composition | London College of Music |
2003 | Philosophy | University of Warwick |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
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About me
Michael is a British composer based in London and Copenhagen. He did Doctoral study in composition under the supervision of Mark Bowden and Helen Grime at Royal Holloway, University of London. His work includes acoustic and electro-acoustic compositions. He is a graduate of both London Symphony Orchestra Panufnik (2014/5) and London Philharmonic Orchestra Leverhulme (2015/16) young composer schemes, and was selected for the 2017/8 PRS Accelerate scheme, writing As Kingfishers Catch Fire for the Berkeley ensemble. He was the winner of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s 2017/18 Composers Hub scheme, and the orchestra gave the premier of Open the Eastern Windows in November 2018.Other recent works include Frost Flower for the Laefer Quartet, Celia’s Toyshop for the Riot Ensemble, In Cloud Light for Psappha ensemble, Slipstream for Ruthless Jabiru (as part of Sound and Music’s portfolio scheme), Prism for the Molinari String Quartet and Tendrils for the Kaleidoscope saxophone quartet. His work has also been performed and recorded by cellist Laura Moody, saxophonist Ian Dingle and pianist Zubin Kanga.
He spent a substantial portion of his early career working in the theatre, writing and orchestrating music for over 25 plays and working as a musical director and supervisor.
Additional skills:
Extensive Score setting skills (Sibelius and Dorico)
Orchestration and transcription
Full studio and orchestral sample library.
Referees:
Available on request
Additional information:
my website is at www.michaelcryne.com
I'm also on Soundcloud, at http://soundcloud.com/mike-cryne
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Music Direction |
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Job Titles | Sound Designer, Music Director, Music Producer, Composer, Teacher, Music Production |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BASCA (UK), Musicians Union (UK) |
Musical Skills | Piano/Keyboards |